Jigs and Fixtures A Basic Look © 2013 Project Lead The Way, Inc.Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Definition Jig: A device that holds and locates a piece of work and guides the tools that operate upon it Fixture: A device designed and built for holding a particular piece of work for machining operations.
Why Use Jigs & Fixtures? Quality Safety
Common Fixture Systems Hold Down Clamp on a Compound Miter Saw Jig Adjustable Fence Found on Most Table Saws
Common Fixture Systems
Simple Vice System Shown on the Bed of a Milling Machine
Strap Clamps
Strap Clamps Holding a Piece of Stock for Cutting
The V-Block V-Blocks can be used to hold cylindrical stock for machining or drilling operations
The V-Block Strap Clamps Affix V-Blocks to a Mill Table V-block Setup Holding Copper Tubing
More Advanced Fixtures Pneumatic Vice
More Advanced Fixtures Air Vice
More Advanced Fixtures Rubber stoppers Aluminum bushing rods Size limitations Cutting speed limitations No base obstructions
More Advanced Fixtures Venture System releases air through the nozzle, which in turn creates a vacuum in the base of the air vice Nozzle Air supply Air pressure regulator This end attaches to the base
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